A Reading List

I guess I read a lot. 
              Like more than the average person. 
All those years in school made me a fast reader, but now I get to read for my own personal enjoyment. Some of you have been asking what I read so I decided to give you a summer reading list with reviews. 

Even Tanner makes time to read to cute kids.

             I hope you have time to read this summer. Maybe you can read one of my listed books and then we can chat about it.

What I'm reading now:

-Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper

I just started this today, but so far, so good.

-A Farmer's Year Devotional by Angus Buchan

I read this everyday and have for 3+ years. Tanner reads it, too. Good stuff, for non-farmers, too, although I do have a garden if that counts.

-The Bible, of course. Sometimes I pick a book and read through it. Sometimes, I read a Proverb a day since there are 31, so convenient. Sometimes I just pray and wait for God to show me what to read, very fun.

-The 52 Greatest Stories Ever Told by Ken Boa

This is a wonderful 5-day-a-week devotional highlighting 52 Bible stories. We read it together at night. It is perfect for me since I did not grow up reading the Bible.

What I just finished reading:

-Spiritual Parenting by Michelle Anthony

Super good read on parenting the right way. Major takeaway, "Teach your children to ask the question, 'What needs to be done here?' every time they walk into a new room or situation." Love this one. I really don't enjoy lazy, unthoughtful children or adults for that matter. Sorry, if I have been in the past to you. Moving on, growing up.

-Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker

A fantastic story of how a funny lady and her pastor-husband started a new kind of church in Austin, TX, mostly ministering to the homeless and poor. Love this book. Really challenged me to think about most churches and how we just keep churching the churched and blessing the blessed. God is stirring us through this book. Look out!

-7 by Jen Hatmaker

Wow! Jen picks 7 things to do for 7 months like, month 1: eat only 7 food items. She also wears only 7 items of clothing for one month and shops at only 7 stores! She also has a great chapter on living green. Love it!

Must reads: 

-One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

Amazing journey of finding joy in everything. Love her blog and love that she is going to Haiti same time as us, too. Cool.

-Crazy Love by Francis Chan

If you have not read this, stop, drop and roll! Read it now.

-Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis

Teenage girl moves to Uganda, adopts 14 children, starts her own non-profit before she even turns twenty...need I say more. Amazing! All teens must read. All non-teens must read. It is never too late to do something bigger than yourself. Get on it! Her blog.

-Radical by David Platt

If you want to stay the same, please don't read this book. Continue in your lame, boring life. Just kidding! It is super good.

Books are everywhere in our house. Messy, but good. Look at these little kids I use to have!

There are so many more. Some are also listed on my virtual bookshelf to the right. Check it out. 


Have you read any of these? Comment, please. If you have another good one for me, do tell!